There are two in-class tests, a final exam, and three one-page writing assignments; more details about assignments will be given in class. Assignments and tests count 15% each toward your grade; the final counts 25%. You can check on your current grades through TED, UCSD's on-line course support (https://ted.ucsd.edu).

There are weekly reading a listening assignments, available from the UCSD library reserve system on https://libraries.ucsd.edu/resources/course-reserves/. These can be freely accessed from machines on campus, or by password (given out in class).

Topics (these will become web links as notes and files become available):

Thu, Oct 2 introduction
T/Th Oct 7-9 chronology and terminology. Here is paper assignment 1.
T/Th Oct 14-16 recording and sampling. paper assignment 1 is due Oct. 16
T/Th Oct 21-23 synthesis and elektronischemusik
T/Th Oct 28-30 computers and digital audio. test 1 Oct. 28.
T/Th Nov 4-6 multitracking and DJing paper assignment 2 is due Nov. 13
NO CLASS Nov. 11 - veteran's day.
Nov. 13. the electric guitar
T/Th Nov 18-20 & Tue, Nov 25 live electronic music / test 2 Nov. 18
T/Th Dec 2-4 modernism and post-modernism / paper 3 due Dec. 4
T/Th Dec 9-11 loops and sequencers
Final exam: Wed., December 17, 11:30-2:30